Tie making apparatus



I TIE MAKING APPARATUS Filed Oct. 24, 19:59

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Jan. 7-, 1941. J. RUBLER TIE MAXIM: APPARATU S Filed 001:. 24, 19:59 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 EZT R. A

Patented Jan. 7, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,228,063 TIE MAKING AFPARATUS Joseph Rubler, Worcester, Mass. Application October 24, 1939, Serial No. 300,900

4 Claims.

The object of the present invention is to provide means for rapidly and accurately positioning the lining and covering material of a necktie, which apparatus is movable to accurately fold the covering material relatively to the lining, leaving a suflicient margin of the lining and abutting covering material for the reception of temporary fastening members such as staples, whereupon the necktie is released, withdrawn, and finished by a seam, preferably a hand seam, along the line of the staples, the staples being successively removed as the stitching proceeds.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the invention ready for receiving a lining and covering.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, showing' the tie material laid in position and having received thereon a crease-prevention bar.

Figure 3 is a View similar to Figures 1 and 2, showing the position of the'parts after folding of the tie elements and margin stapling.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the tie elements after their removal from the device following stapling, the crease-prevention bar being still in position.

Figure 5 is a transverse section through the folding clamp on the line 5-5, Figure 3.

Figure 6 isa fragmentary plan view showing the broader knot-forming area of the tie and indicating by dotted lines the line of stitching after folding of the elements.

Figure 7 is an enlarged section taken transversely of the structure shown in Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings I have shown at I a suitable support such as a table and to which is preferably secured by the screws 2 a carrier plate 3. Adjustably mounted on the carrier plate 3 are opposed sets of gauge plates. Each set of gauge plates comprises end plates 4, 45v and the central longitudinally extending gauge plates 5, 596.

As shown more particularly in Figures 2 and 3, each gauge plate is formed with a plurality of slots at s to receive threaded studs 6 carried by plate 3, which studs have threaded thereon clamping nuts 1. The slots s may be inclined if desired so that by moving the gauge plates relatively to studs 6 they are given movements both transversely and longitudinally with respect to plate 3.

The inner margins of the gauge plates are shaped to conform with the boundary line of an unfolded necktie covering piece and its lining element or elements. It will be seen that the end gauge plates are separated to provide clearance for acrease-prevention bar 8, Figure 2, the function of which will hereinafter be described.

Shaped to lie within the area bounded by the 5 two sets of gauge plates is a folding clamp comprising a plate9 hinged at ID to a co-acting plate 9st. The folding clamp has the same general shape of the tie covering and hence as the area bounded by the gauge plate, but is spaced from the gauge plate a distance sufficient to provide for overhang of the flat tie covering piece and associated lining to provide a projected margin of the latter when folded by the fold-, ing clamp, as more particularly shown in Fig-' ure 2- which illustrates at the dotted lines the relation of the marginal edges of the folding clamp members 9, 9:1: to an overlying shaped piece of tie covering material ll. Inasmuch as it is desired to seam together the lining and tie cove ering whilst the tie elements are inside out or reversed, the lining will be placed in position under the covering material I I shown in Figure 2 whereupon handle rods 13 carried by folding clamp member 9- will be employed to move the folding clamp plates toward each other, thus folding the tie elements to the position of Figure 3, rod 8 preventing creasing of the tie covering and the lining and covering elements of the tie assuming the position shown in Figure 5 wherein the lining is indicated at l2.

When the folding clamp has been operated as described, the projected margins of the covering and lining assembly are temporarily held together by applying thereto staples as shown at [4, Figure 3, and the folded tie structure may be withdrawn for hand or machine stitching along the line of the staples, the staples being progressively removed as the stitching proceeds, after which the tie is turned inside out to bring the covering to the outside. The temporary folding of the tie which occurs along the central longitudinal line of that part of the covering which forms the wider and knot-forming area of the completed tie, does not crease the covering because the crease-preventing bar 8 avoids it.

By means of the invention, the assembling and seaming of the tie unit may be accomplished at lower cost than heretofore, and with greater accuracy and the handling of the materials is greatly reduced, the operator seaming the tie not being required to repeatedly move and position lining and the covering selvage areas as the stitching proceeds.

It will be understood that the form and ar- 7 and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. In tie making apparatus, a gauge device shaped to bound the area of a shaped necktie covering piece before folding of the latter, in combination with a folding clamp comprising opposed plates and hinge means directly connecting the plates so that inner longitudinal margins thereof are in juxtaposition, the outer longitudinal margin of each plate being shaped to conform with the shaped outer margin of a shaped necktie covering piece, the plates when moved to the same plane being adapted to lie within the area bounded by the gauge device and to receive a lining piece and a necktie covering piece with margins of said pieces projected intermediate longitudinal edges of said folding clamp plates and the opposite wall of the gauge device, the said plates of the folding clamp being movable on said hinge toward each other to enclose said lining and covering material, longitudinal margins of the latter being brought into juxtaposition and projected beyond the folding clamp for receiving fastening means preliminary to stitching.

2. In tie making apparatus, a gauge device, and a support upon which said gauge device is adjustably mounted, the gauge device comprising a plurality of separate relatively adjustable plates, the assembly of plates having margins shaped in conformation with longitudinal areas of a shaped necktie covering piece before folding the latter, in combination with a folding clamp comprising opposedplates and hinge means di- 1 rectly connecting the plates so that inner longitudinal margins thereof are in juxtaposition, the outer longitudinal margin of each plate being shaped to conform with the shaped outer margin of a shaped necktie covering piece, the plates when moved tothesame plane being adapted to lie opposite said gauge device and adapted to receive a lining piece and a necktie covering piece with margins of said pieces projected intermediate longitudinal edges of said folding clamp plates and the opposite wall of theqgauge device, the said plates of the folding clamp being movable on said hinge toward each other to enclose said lining and covering material, longitudinal margins of the latter being brought into juxtaposition and projected beyond the folding clamp for receiving fastening means.

3. In tie making apparatus, a gauge device shaped to bound the area of a shaped necktie covering piece before folding of the latter, the gauge device comprising opposite sides of relatively adjustable plates, each set comprising end plates and intermediate plates, in combination with a folding clamp comprising opposed plates and hinge means directly connecting the plates so that inner longitudinal margins thereof are in juxtaposition, the outer longitudinal margin of each plate being shaped to conform with the shaped outer margin of a shaped necktie covering piece, the plates when moved to the same plane being adapted to lie within the area bounded by the gauge device and to receive a lining piece and a necktie covering piece, the margins of said piece projected intermediate the edges of the folding clamp and opposite edges of the gauge device, the said plates of the folding clamp being movable in parallel relationship to enclose said lining and covering material with longitudinal margins of the latter brought into juxtaposition and projected beyond the folding clamp for receiving fastening means.

4. In tie making apparatus, a gauge device and a support upon which said gauge device is adjustably mounted, said gauge device having an inner margin shaped to bound an area of a shaped necktie covering piece before folding the latter, in combination with a folding clamp comprising opposed hinged plates adapted to lie opposite said gauge device and adapted to receive a lining piece and a necktie covering piece with margins of said pieces projected intermediate longitudinal edges of said folding clamp plates and the opposite wall of the gauge device, the said plates of the folding clamp being movable on said hinge toward each other to enclose said lining and covering material, longitudinal margins of the latter being brought into juxtaposition and projected beyond the folding clamp for receiving fastening means, in combination with a crease-prevention bar adapted to lie over upon a lining piece and a necktie covering piece held upon the folding clamp, the folding clamp and crease-prevention bar being co-operative to permit the operation of the clamp to fold the lining piece and necktie covering piece with their longitudinal margins superimposed and projected laterally of the folding clamp.

JOSEPH RUBLER. 

